Hey Hey Pretty Lady!

So Tim is on board.  Bike fitted and ordered, first tri signed up for, and less than two weeks away!  I guess we are going to have to do some serious intensive swim training, although I don't think he fully realizes that just yet.  This means that I have added two more sprints to my summer schedule and also had some encouragement and support in buying a new bike.  When I bought my first bike six months ago, I went reasonable so that if I hated this whole thing, I wouldn't hate myself for spending too much money on a bike.  The more time I spent on the bike, the more I realized I loved it, and that it was worth the investment, so I made it, here she is!

The bike certainly doesn't make me faster, but it makes me more comfortable, no more compression of my radial nerve,  My rear cassette is only 8 gears, so I imagine that eventually that will need to change, but for now, it does the trick.

One brutal ride on Saturday, 38 miles, of which more than half were on very hilly roads, up, up, up and more up.  There was one road that I couldn't even make it up on my road bike, maybe one day.  Yesterday a short ride to break in the new bike, and today a longer ride, 26.2 miles in 85 minutes.  I am by no stretch of the imagination a speed demon, but I feel great!  Next step is getting better on the longer runs and still find some time to get into the pool and bang out some longer laps.

For now, I feel good about myself, working out, sleeping and eating well, and now the love of my life joining me in the craze, I love it!  Life is good :)